Early on in my ministry here, I shared with you a word from Psalm 71 that I believed should direct our ministry. It has been a while since we have visited that text, so today presents the perfect day to do that.

I want us to consider specific challenges that we encounter in the middle of a crisis. Today the challenge to consider is “The Challenge to Worship.” That is—sometimes the hardest times to worship is in the middle of a crisis. This is the time when we need to worship the most. We turn to what may very well be the most familiar passage in all of Isaiah—Isaiah 6.

In my lifetime, Billy Graham is the greatest evangelist. Only eternity will reveal the numbers of people in heaven as a direct result of his crusade ministry. My purposes today is not to eulogize the life of Billy Graham, but in honor of his coming 100th birthday to preach a message that calls people to decide to follow Jesus.